diff --git a/react-common/components/controls/Button.tsx b/react-common/components/controls/Button.tsx
index 19497d70c712..bbb799fb70d2 100644
--- a/react-common/components/controls/Button.tsx
+++ b/react-common/components/controls/Button.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import { classList, ContainerProps, fireClickOnEnter } from "../util";
 
 export interface ButtonViewProps extends ContainerProps {
-    buttonRef?: (ref: HTMLButtonElement) => void;
+    buttonRef?: (ref: HTMLButtonElement | HTMLAnchorElement) => void;
     title: string;
     label?: string | JSX.Element;
     labelClassName?: string;
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface ButtonViewProps extends ContainerProps {
     target?: string;
     tabIndex?: number;
     style?: React.CSSProperties;
+    asAnchorElement?: boolean;
 
     /** Miscellaneous aria pass-through props */
     ariaControls?: string;
@@ -53,15 +54,11 @@ export const Button = (props: ButtonProps) => {
         onBlur,
         buttonRef,
         title,
-        label,
-        labelClassName,
-        leftIcon,
-        rightIcon,
         hardDisabled,
         href,
         target,
         tabIndex,
-        children
+        asAnchorElement
     } = props;
 
     let {
@@ -78,44 +75,87 @@ export const Button = (props: ButtonProps) => {
     );
 
     let clickHandler = (ev: React.MouseEvent) => {
-        if (onClick) onClick();
-        if (href) window.open(href, target || "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer")
         ev.stopPropagation();
+
+        if (onClick) {
+            onClick();
+        }
+        if (href) {
+            if (asAnchorElement) {
+                // handled using the href attribute, so don't prevent default
+                return;
+            }
+            window.open(href, target || "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
+        }
         ev.preventDefault();
     }
 
+    const elementProps = {
+        id: id,
+        className: classes,
+        style: style,
+        title: title,
+        ref: buttonRef,
+        onClick: !disabled ? clickHandler : undefined,
+        onKeyDown: onKeydown || fireClickOnEnter,
+        onBlur: onBlur,
+        role: role || (asAnchorElement ? undefined : "button"),
+        tabIndex: tabIndex || (disabled ? -1 : 0),
+        disabled: hardDisabled,
+        "aria-label": ariaLabel,
+        "aria-hidden": ariaHidden,
+        "aria-controls": ariaControls,
+        "aria-expanded": ariaExpanded,
+        "aria-haspopup": ariaHasPopup as any,
+        "aria-posinset": ariaPosInSet,
+        "aria-setsize": ariaSetSize,
+        "aria-describedby": ariaDescribedBy,
+        "aria-selected": ariaSelected,
+        "aria-pressed": ariaPressed,
+    }
+
+    if (asAnchorElement) {
+        return (
+            <a
+                {...elementProps}
+                href={href}
+                target={target || "_blank"}
+                rel="noopener,noreferrer"
+            >
+                <ButtonBody {...props} />
+            </a>
+        );
+    }
+
     return (
         <button
-            id={id}
-            className={classes}
-            style={style}
-            title={title}
-            ref={buttonRef}
-            onClick={!disabled ? clickHandler : undefined}
-            onKeyDown={onKeydown || fireClickOnEnter}
-            onBlur={onBlur}
-            role={role || "button"}
-            tabIndex={tabIndex || (disabled ? -1 : 0)}
-            disabled={hardDisabled}
-            aria-label={ariaLabel}
-            aria-hidden={ariaHidden}
-            aria-controls={ariaControls}
-            aria-expanded={ariaExpanded}
-            aria-haspopup={ariaHasPopup as any}
-            aria-posinset={ariaPosInSet}
-            aria-setsize={ariaSetSize}
-            aria-describedby={ariaDescribedBy}
-            aria-selected={ariaSelected}
-            aria-pressed={ariaPressed}>
-                {(leftIcon || rightIcon || label) && (
-                    <span className="common-button-flex">
-                        {leftIcon && <i className={leftIcon} aria-hidden={true}/>}
-                        <span className={classList("common-button-label", labelClassName)}>
-                            {label}
-                        </span>
-                        {rightIcon && <i className={"right " + rightIcon} aria-hidden={true}/>}
-                    </span>)}
-                {children}
+            {...elementProps}
+        >
+            <ButtonBody {...props} />
         </button>
     );
+}
+
+const ButtonBody = (props: ButtonViewProps) => {
+    const {
+        label,
+        labelClassName,
+        leftIcon,
+        rightIcon,
+        children
+    } = props;
+    return (
+        <>
+            {(leftIcon || rightIcon || label) && (
+                <span className="common-button-flex">
+                    {leftIcon && <i className={leftIcon} aria-hidden={true}/>}
+                    <span className={classList("common-button-label", labelClassName)}>
+                        {label}
+                    </span>
+                    {rightIcon && <i className={"right " + rightIcon} aria-hidden={true}/>}
+                </span>
+            )}
+            {children}
+        </>
+    )
 }
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diff --git a/react-common/components/share/SocialButton.tsx b/react-common/components/share/SocialButton.tsx
index 1d5b51ac3ba7..6423b0b44d9e 100644
--- a/react-common/components/share/SocialButton.tsx
+++ b/react-common/components/share/SocialButton.tsx
@@ -14,71 +14,82 @@ export const SocialButton = (props: SocialButtonProps) => {
 
     const classes = classList(className, "social-button", "type")
 
-    const handleClick = () => {
+    const getSocialUrl = () => {
         const socialOptions = pxt.appTarget.appTheme.socialOptions;
-        let socialUrl = '';
 
-        pxt.tickEvent(`share.social.${type}`);
         switch (type) {
             case "facebook": {
-                socialUrl = `https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
-                break;
+                return `https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
             }
             case "twitter": {
                 let twitterText = lf("Check out what I made!");
                 if (socialOptions.twitterHandle && socialOptions.orgTwitterHandle) {
                     twitterText = lf("Check out what I made with @{0} and @{1}!", socialOptions.twitterHandle, socialOptions.orgTwitterHandle);
-                } else if (socialOptions.twitterHandle) {
+                }
+                else if (socialOptions.twitterHandle) {
                     twitterText = lf("Check out what I made with @{0}!", socialOptions.twitterHandle);
-                } else if (socialOptions.orgTwitterHandle) {
+                }
+                else if (socialOptions.orgTwitterHandle) {
                     twitterText = lf("Check out what I made with @{0}!", socialOptions.orgTwitterHandle);
                 }
-                socialUrl = `https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}` +
+                return `https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}` +
                     `&text=${encodeURIComponent(twitterText)}` +
                     (socialOptions.hashtags ? `&hashtags=${encodeURIComponent(socialOptions.hashtags)}` : '') +
                     (socialOptions.related ? `&related=${encodeURIComponent(socialOptions.related)}` : '');
-                break;
             }
             case "discourse": {
                 // https://meta.discourse.org/t/compose-a-new-pre-filled-topic-via-url/28074
-                socialUrl = `${socialOptions.discourse || "https://forum.makecode.com/"}new-topic?title=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
-                if (socialOptions.discourseCategory)
-                socialUrl += `&category=${encodeURIComponent(socialOptions.discourseCategory)}`;
-                break;
+                let socialUrl = `${socialOptions.discourse || "https://forum.makecode.com/"}new-topic?title=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
+                if (socialOptions.discourseCategory) {
+                    socialUrl += `&category=${encodeURIComponent(socialOptions.discourseCategory)}`;
+                }
+                return socialUrl;
             }
             case "google-classroom":
-                socialUrl = `https://classroom.google.com/share?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
-                break;
+                return `https://classroom.google.com/share?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
             case "microsoft-teams":
-                socialUrl = `https://teams.microsoft.com/share?href=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
-                break;
+                return `https://teams.microsoft.com/share?href=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
             case "whatsapp":
-                socialUrl = `https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
-                break;
+                return `https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
         }
-        pxt.BrowserUtils.popupWindow(socialUrl, heading, 600, 600);
     }
 
+    const handleClick = () => {
+        pxt.tickEvent(`share.social.${type}`);
+    }
+
+    const useLink = pxt.BrowserUtils.isInGame();
+
     switch (type) {
         // Icon buttons
         case "facebook":
         case "twitter":
         case "discourse":
         case "whatsapp":
-            return <Button className={classes}
-                ariaLabel={type}
-                title={heading}
-                leftIcon={`icon ${type}`}
-                onClick={handleClick} />
+            return (
+                <Button className={classes}
+                    ariaLabel={type}
+                    title={heading}
+                    leftIcon={`icon ${type}`}
+                    onClick={handleClick}
+                    asAnchorElement={useLink}
+                    href={getSocialUrl()}
+                />
+            );
 
         // Image buttons
         case "google-classroom":
         case "microsoft-teams":
-            return <Button className={classes}
-                ariaLabel={type}
-                title={heading}
-                label={<img src={`/static/logo/social-buttons/${type}.png`} alt={heading || pxt.U.rlf(type)} />}
-                onClick={handleClick} />
+            return (
+                <Button className={classes}
+                    ariaLabel={type}
+                    title={heading}
+                    label={<img src={`/static/logo/social-buttons/${type}.png`} alt={heading || pxt.U.rlf(type)} />}
+                    onClick={handleClick}
+                    href={getSocialUrl()}
+                    asAnchorElement={useLink}
+                />
+            )
     }
 
 
diff --git a/react-common/styles/controls/Button.less b/react-common/styles/controls/Button.less
index c0e337590c01..4c5e99fba8e5 100644
--- a/react-common/styles/controls/Button.less
+++ b/react-common/styles/controls/Button.less
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ a.common-button.menu-button {
     }
 }
 
+a.common-button.square-button {
+    appearance: button;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+}
+
 
 /****************************************************
  *                   Circle Buttons                 *